The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-08-18
LLEwxAM,s LETTER.
A Farraginous Feast of Facts Fresh
From WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of The Sc

Special Correspondence of The Sentinel.
WAsHINGToN, d. c., Aug. 15.-For
Governor, James f. Boyd, of Gull
ford.
Did you ever speculate on the pos
sibility or probability of the next Re
publican ticket being headed as above
/ never did until the other evening,
when Gen. J. M. Leach suggested it
to me.
"Jim Boyd" said the General, sis
big fellow with loud voice and a
bold tongue-and he is good talker.
believe the Republicans mean to
nominate him for Governor next
year."
Who is likely to be the Democratic
nominee ? l inquired.
"Cox-Gen. W. r. Cox. Gaeve-
land will be the Presidential candidate
and the Democratic State convention
will probably nominate Cox, a pro-
nounced Cleveland man, for Governor
and run strictly administration tick
ct. About the best thing the party
can do is to make the fight on that
ISSUE"
MISREPRESENTATION REID.
Another North Carolinian, who was
present and overheard the above con.
versation, remarked that Mr.. Reid
would be the gubernatorial nominee
next year, if it had not been for his
financial troubles and consequent de
feat last year. Several others coinci-
ded with the speaker-in fact, it was
an opinion universally shared by
North Carolinians here year ago.
By the way, Mr.. Reid will be here
probably this week. He has settled
all his Indebtedness and, I am told on
the best authority. holds receipts from
return to his old home in Wentworth
and there resume the practice of law
This determination is the result of his
Own wishes and in accordance with
the advice Of all his friends-and he
has not few of them, here and at
his home, whose good wishes will fol-
low him through life and who hope
and confidently expect to see him pros
per and be honored in the coming
years as he has been in the past.
GEoRGIA's GOLDEN iNyITATIQN,
Editor Henry w. Grady, of the At
lanta Constitution, who created such
a stir by the eloquent speech he de-
livered before the New England So
eiety last December, called ON Presi-
dent Cleveland at his summer resi-
dence last Friday, accompanied by
Senator Colquitt. Mr.. Grady bore to
the President the formal invitation of
the Piedmont Exposition Company.
1t is a unique and striking piece OF
work, made of four leaves of Georgia
gold about the size of 12mo book,
bound with clasps of Georgia silver,
and each clasp set with Georgia di-
amond. The invitation is ipclosed in
a bog inlsid with SO samples of Geor-
gia wood, polished and Joined with ex-
ceeding skill. The box il imuedded
in block of Georgia marble of every
shade from black to white On the
cover leaf Of the invitation is an en-
graved portrait of the President and
Mrs. Cleveland, the monogram Of the
Piedmont Exposition, land picture of
the club house of the Piedmont priv
ing Club On the second leaf is the
invitation cut into the gold. On the
third page is the invitation of the
driving Club. On the fourth or last
cover page is engraved picture of
the Piedmont exposition building. In
presenting the invitation Mr.. Grady
made no formal address, but stated
that it was designed to make 1t in
some sense significant of the resources
of Georgia, in whose capitol city the
first exposition of the famous Pied
mont country will be held. AS the
President had accepted Atlanta's in
vitation before any others were made
he had deferred making dates with
other cities until the exact date Of his
visit to Atlanta and other details were
settled. 1t is understood that the At
lanta dates were fixed, and that the
dates for the entire trip will be speed
lily announced.
It has not been definitely decided,
but it is still believed that the Presi-
dent will visit Raleigh during the next
State Fair.
SOME CIVIL SERVICE FIGURES.
From January Is 1886, to July 1,
1887, 293 appointments were made in
the Interior Department under civil
service rules. The States credited
with the largest proportion of the
above number are as follows; Penn
sylvania, "a; New York, %; Illinois
/; Indiana, 10; Ohio, II Tennes-
see, II /; District of Columbia, 10;
Maryland. 10; Wisconsin, Missouri,
Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky and Vir-
ginia, Z each. North Carolina has re-
ceived but FIVE appointments in that
department. during the last Is months.
PENCIL PARINGs.
Ex-Congressman Wharton Green
and Capt. A. j. Galloway, of N. c.,
nave been in Washington during the
past week.
Gen. r. b. Vance, Assistant Com
missioner of Patents, who has been Sc
riously ill at his home in Western N.
g., has returned to his official duties
here, considerably improved in health.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
appointed the following internal rev.
enue gaugers for North Carolina:
James T. Corbett, at Raleigh; James
.. Dysart, David j. Hill, and j. HI.
(. Turner, in the 9th district.
Leon Albritton, of N. c., came to
w ashington 3.to see the sights and
ell into the hands of sharpers. On
man named Duncan was
lrrested on the charge of having rob-
bed him of his money, his gold watch,
md even the shoes he wore